spingula

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Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with French épingle.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈʃpinɡəla]

Noun[edit]

spingula f (plural [please provide])

  1. pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)
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